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SE? ME? NT? 2000?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of these operating systems?
I will be running them on an HP Pavilion 6630. It has a 500MHz Celeron processor and about 200MB of RAM. I acquired this computer from roadside garbage day salvage and it has a successful version of SE. In order to be legal, and to have a fallback operating system installation, I'm looking to buy a copy of SE with COA. However, I don't have to get SE; I can get ME, NT or 2000. Any ideas on the merits and disadvantages of each of these operating systems? TIA, Dan |
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I've used 98SE on a 550MHz Pentium 3, 128MB RAM, 13GB hard drive. It worked
really nicely. I've also ran it on a 350MHz Pentium 2 with 64MB RAM which is perhaps more relevant to your machine :-). It really worked nicely, not as fast as the 550MHz naturally but it was clean and good. I've run Windows 2000 Pro on a 600MHz P3, 128MB RAM(later 256MB), it works reliably(my bro uses it atm, I've a better one) but not fast. Tends to be slow, but solid. Mainly a choice of speed/reliability :-). My two cents, Allied wrote in message ups.com... What are the advantages and disadvantages of these operating systems? I will be running them on an HP Pavilion 6630. It has a 500MHz Celeron processor and about 200MB of RAM. I acquired this computer from roadside garbage day salvage and it has a successful version of SE. In order to be legal, and to have a fallback operating system installation, I'm looking to buy a copy of SE with COA. However, I don't have to get SE; I can get ME, NT or 2000. Any ideas on the merits and disadvantages of each of these operating systems? TIA, Dan |
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SE? ME? NT? 2000?
wrote in message ups.com... What are the advantages and disadvantages of these operating systems? I will be running them on an HP Pavilion 6630. It has a 500MHz Celeron processor and about 200MB of RAM. I acquired this computer from roadside garbage day salvage and it has a successful version of SE. In order to be legal, and to have a fallback operating system installation, I'm looking to buy a copy of SE with COA. However, I don't have to get SE; I can get ME, NT or 2000. Any ideas on the merits and disadvantages of each of these operating systems? If the computer has an operating system sticker on the side... you can keep using win98. If I was going to start fresh I'd go with win2000 as it's more stable however if you do install win2000 be sure to apply all security updates ASAP!!!! |
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SE? ME? NT? 2000?
wrote in message ups.com... What are the advantages and disadvantages of these operating systems? I will be running them on an HP Pavilion 6630. It has a 500MHz Celeron processor and about 200MB of RAM. I acquired this computer from roadside garbage day salvage and it has a successful version of SE. In order to be legal, and to have a fallback operating system installation, I'm looking to buy a copy of SE with COA. However, I don't have to get SE; I can get ME, NT or 2000. Any ideas on the merits and disadvantages of each of these operating systems? TIA, Dan Congratulations on the garbage day salvage. My 6635 compares to your 6630. 98SE is probably your best bet, though a friend with a (Gateway 500) system comparable to yours runs ME just fine. It actually ran XP PRO acceptably but that was bootleg so we reinstalled OEM ME. FWIW, my restore CDs have drivers for NT 4 for the video and modem and keyboard. You might have trouble getting the audio driver if you went with NT. Can't say for sure. One drawback of 98SE is you have to download drivers for most USB devices. Seems to me you are already legal, but I understand wanting the COA. Belarc Advisor can find your product key. It's somewhere in the registry. For fallback media, I'd copy c:\windows\options\cabs to a thumb drive and burn them to a CD. Keep your 20-digit and 25-digit keys with it; one or the other will be needed. If you install from options\cabs you avoid the extra HP programs that you don't need, though the driver for the keyboard buttons is nice. You can get it at HP. |
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I think that you are probably legal, since the PC probably came with 98SE
pre-installed. As for a "fallback", consider getting a good backup program, such as Acronis True Image. Version 6 or higher should work on your PC. Backup to an external USB disk. Do a full disk image, and even the master boot record will be saved. Unused space is not saved or is compressed away. The restore function works from a bootable CD that the software makes when you install it (or any time you want to make a bootable CD). That CD runs LINUX, and can handle a wider range of hardware and file system types than 98SE. Norton GHOST is also a possibility for backup software, but the very latest GHOST is really intended for XP or higher. In any event, avoid NT and ME. NT is not friendly, even to professional IT folks. ME was a good idea with bad implementation. 2000 is a possibility, but I would stick with 98SE. "If it ain't broken, don't fix it." The PC might also be able to run XP home edition. That would run slower than 98SE, but has better plug-n-play. Still, if 98SE suits your needs, keep it. wrote in message ups.com... What are the advantages and disadvantages of these operating systems? I will be running them on an HP Pavilion 6630. It has a 500MHz Celeron processor and about 200MB of RAM. I acquired this computer from roadside garbage day salvage and it has a successful version of SE. In order to be legal, and to have a fallback operating system installation, I'm looking to buy a copy of SE with COA. However, I don't have to get SE; I can get ME, NT or 2000. Any ideas on the merits and disadvantages of each of these operating systems? TIA, Dan |
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200 megs ram? not 256?
if you have at least 128 megs ram and a CPU 233mhz or better, Windows 2000 is the only thing i'd use on there. Windows 98SE is ok, if you have an older/slower system, or just *need* legacy/DOS support. for Windows Me ... well, it uses a bit more resources than Win98SE, but isnt as stable as Windows 2000. -- http://xenomorph.net/ wrote in message ups.com... What are the advantages and disadvantages of these operating systems? I will be running them on an HP Pavilion 6630. It has a 500MHz Celeron processor and about 200MB of RAM. I acquired this computer from roadside garbage day salvage and it has a successful version of SE. In order to be legal, and to have a fallback operating system installation, I'm looking to buy a copy of SE with COA. However, I don't have to get SE; I can get ME, NT or 2000. Any ideas on the merits and disadvantages of each of these operating systems? TIA, Dan |
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Xenomorph wrote: 200 megs ram? not 256? It came with 64MB and I was able to scrounge a 128MB stick. 64MB + 128MB = 192MB. Oddly, the memory slots can't handle a 256MB stick. if you have at least 128 megs ram and a CPU 233mhz or better, Windows 2000 is the only thing i'd use on there. Windows 98SE is ok, if you have an older/slower system, or just *need* legacy/DOS support. for Windows Me ... well, it uses a bit more resources than Win98SE, but isnt as stable as Windows 2000. http://xenomorph.net/ wrote in message ups.com... What are the advantages and disadvantages of these operating systems? I will be running them on an HP Pavilion 6630. It has a 500MHz Celeron processor and about 200MB of RAM. .... My home network has 5 or 6 computers on it; the server runs NT4 Server; the other computers (all but the HP are IBMs) run OS/2, Windows 95a and Windows for Workgroups. I'm currently setting up two more computers, an IBM PC300GL, 330MHz and Netfinity 3000, 450MHz, both Pentium 2s. Those will probably run Windows 2000 Pro. A PS/2 Model 95, Pentium 90 I"m setting up will probably run OS/2 Warp Server. Thanks for all the opinions. Dan |
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